Game For A Laugh Crushed Car prank (not Beadle's About)

Game for a Laugh (NOT Beadle's about!) Crushed Car prank

[@sharonwebb3857]

So just to set the record straight I was that girl in the video 35 years ago, it was NOT fake, I was set up by my mother-in-law and husband who wrote in to the show. Apparently it took a lot of planning all done without my knowledge to the point my husband kept coming home later from work and I thought he was up to no good, but didn't have a clue this would be it. Thank you for some of your nice comments, but as for the other crude unnecessary comments, for this site, I will refrain from giving out verbal abuse !!!!!

[@lespestell7345]

Well said blunders. Fuck em, Closest these fuckers got to a tv show was wanking over their porno channels

[@sharonwebb3857]

No longer married, but remained friends. My jumper was not on the wrong way round, that was the fashion at the time!!

[@marklane5222]

@@sharonwebb3857 It's good ur still friends. U were a stunner 🙂

[@Spar1hawk]

Glad you did it - made many of us laugh and best wishes to you now.

[@TheCaNNoN87]

Ignore all these sad mugs mum they wouldn't say it to your face or mine cuz they would get knocked clean out! Classic video so funny and i think your jumper looks good have you still got it haha?

[@Billy_Bull_Sheeter]

I was the cameraman who filmed many of Jeremy's videos. Good times.

[@GLK-London]

Brilliant memories I bet. So many great characters on everyday life back then

[@mattbod]

When Saturday night tv was worth watching. I loved 80s tv. I loved Beadle’s windups.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

Why don't they do stuff like this anymore instead of the likes of love Island and Gogglebox .

[@chalkfarmcarsquadso1664]

👍👍👍👍👍 well said

[@Zauchi]

@@jackwatsonepic626 they'd say its because of the internet but people wouldn't have moved to the internet to watch things if TV was still good. TV is so bad that people recording themselves in their bedrooms is more entertaining and can sometimes get more views than a tv show!. The TV execs knew there were complainers during the 00's but they ignored it and said "well the ratings are high" thinking the moaners were a loud minority and not realising the ratings were only high because people had no choice if they wanted to watch something to pass the time. As soon as the net became a popualr pastime (2012 onward) all their reality shows lost tons of viewers, and whereas beofre the internet being mainstream they made cheap TV shows to make more money (< lazy), now they can only make cheap TV shows because they get less from advertising (< karma).

[@Zauchi]

@jack they'd say its because of the internet but people wouldn't have moved to the internet to watch things if TV was still good. TV is so bad that people recording themselves in their bedrooms is more entertaining and can sometimes get more views than a tv show!. The TV execs knew there were complainers during the 00's but they ignored it and said "well the ratings are high" thinking the moaners were a loud minority and not realising the ratings were only high because people had no choice if they wanted to watch something to pass the time. As soon as the net became a popualr pastime (2012 onward) all their reality shows lost tons of viewers, and whereas beofre the internet being mainstream they made cheap TV shows to make more money (< lazy), now they can only make cheap TV shows because they get less from advertising (< karma).

[@dennisjeffs4239]

Another example of proper entertainment on a Saturday night in the 80's, hilarious pranks against an unsuspecting target, not like the rubbish served up today, RIP Jeremy, never forgotten!

[@bighands69]

@crazyclive Strictly is nonsense as is the voice.

[@mandydandy3738]

when it was ok to be white

[@jaws6869]

@mandydandy3738 oh, go Home u plonker.

[@vanillagorrilla]

Jeremy isn’t dead

[@dennisjeffs4239]

Jeremy died in 2008.

[@GLK-London]

It's wonderful to hear the London accents from back then. Brilliant fun.

[@suzannep8371]

I would go back to this era in a heartbeat

[@mcfcguvnors]

Me too ,health & safety would not even allow a man dressed as a traffic warden under some dumb EU ruling

[@HymnfortheDudes]

@@suzannep8371 Awful fashions and the music was no better either imo. Gotta be the 70s for me.

[@GLK-London]

Even the London accents make me long for those days. It was never perfect but goodness everyday life was so much better in so many ways.

[@ritadonnelly8820]

can't beat the English for good comedy 😂😂😂😂❤

[@garyconstant4234]

Still makes me laugh all these years later. Happy times 😊👍

[@li4398]

Did some work once at Ormond St childrens hospital. Heard from staff that Beadle went regulary, stayed always longer than booked, nice guy and kids lived him. Top man.

[@digitalmediafan]

L I yes not one bit of salacious gossip about him either

[@philipbonner6486]

​@@digitalmediafanBe qualified

[@welcome2mytruth]

Blimey what a brilliant throw back to the glory days of TV. The amount of work that must have gone into this is mind blowing, when you consider there were no smart phones/cameras, tiny microphones. Cheers for posting

[@boris8787]

Who is still enjoying this classic comedy in *2025.* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rosiemaughan2996]

Me ❤

[@philipbonner6486]

A good man Jeremy Beadle was, yes he done a lot work for charity, God Bless you x

[@m75s87]

Beadle’s About was utterly essential viewing back in the 80’a. I remember coming home on a flight from Greece in 2000 and for some obscure reason it was on the tv. Most folk were sleeping but the two of us were crying with laughter. JB was a real good sort. RIP Jezza.x

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

Watch Out That B****d's about

[@Redsnapper123]

This wasn’t Beadles about, it was game for a laugh

[@christophernolan9994]

Loved this show when I was a kid, remember this episode well , they were really genuine nice people who just seemed so typical of adults when I was growing up.

[@jaymac7203]

Man i miss the eighties and nineties 😭😭 lol We all used to watch these as a family on Saturday nights 😂

[@roberteasson3536]

Because of people like you, 80s television was so much better than tv today, programmes like this made you want to stay in and watch TV, dont take any notice of the crap that someone might have given you, people like you made tv gold

[@rajnirvan3336]

Her expression was awesome seeing Beadle and how she tried to attack him. Brilliant Saturday Night tv memories

[@TurtleInTheSnow]

Cycle route to Norfolk from Durham, please, I would rather take the scenic route.

[@danking8379]

Lovely charming Londoners . The people I grew up with and miss

[@jayceoldacre9702]

Used to watch this every saturday with my late father when I was a kid.

[@grazzer1673]

This lady's reactions are hilarious! 🙂

[@stuards8497]

That was a big pull getting Pablo Escobar on the show

[@no1flash]

Great to see you are on here, also this was when TV was great, the 80’s was the best.

[@tiedupsmurf]

We all stayed home and had fun with board games and calling your mates on telephone , Christmas was wizard of Oz Great days

[@MM0SDK]

You better watch out..... beadle's about. Better than the crap they produce nowadays. RIP Jeremy Beadle.... taken from us too young at just 59.

[@semtexsam1512]

Very funny man

[@michaelmoore8371]

Zz

[@torgman]

59? Too young?!

[@melgrant7404]

@@torgman considering he could have lived till he was in his 90s it is young.

[@torgman]

@@melgrant7404 We could all live to be 100, but we don't. What do you consider middle age--75?

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Loved these pranks I remember this one and the one where the guys van went into the river with all his tools in it - and the poor lad who was a trainee plumber and all the radiators kept spewing water all over the house - happy days - I also had a jumper with the V at the back and buttons up the back like a reverse cardigan I loved it

[@bushwhackeddos.2703]

Please somebody take me back to that Britain.

[@OliverKitkat]

@dougaldouglas8842looking for a Time Machine back too the 80s before the uk went mad 😀😃😊good comedy and times ❤😂

[@craigymac5386]

Excellent watching this. The days when Saturday night TV was good👍

[@stanleywoodison8699]

Lovely innocent fun. We miss Beadle the prankster...

[@RobBob555]

with his wee hand

[@davidmolyneux1780]

What year did he die? I always watched it.

[@warriorboy1976]

@@davidmolyneux1780 '09.

[@golddiggerdave]

The day when all the family could watch TV and have a laugh.......God I weep for those days to return.

[@coecludd]

That was great - a Beadle's About prank before Beadles About! Thanks for sharing :-)

[@katemongan8922]

Luved Jeremy beadle in 80s my mum dad loved watching it aswel they have passed away jt brings bk memories of them

[@JasonDunlop247]

Loved this show. RIP Jeremy.....

[@kenrodgers5445]

One of the best scene`s ever, Sharon was brilliant.

[@kevinlongman007]

Used to love this show alongside Blind Date on Saturday night in the 1980's

[@everready2903]

Beatles about & The live Mike in Ireland was awesome! ie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apnIo4qhfLKcl68

[@wooburn_off]

Kev L not forgetting Noel’s house party

[@kevinlongman007]

That was a bit later. The 1990's.

[@peterbourner3081]

really love this piece of 80's tv jb is so funny!

[@andiemurray2592]

Loved this show when I was kid .....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@anthonymichaeleardley494]

I do remember seeing some episodes like this and liked them a lot. It was the bleeps that they used in the show that always make me laugh with any show that uses them.

[@HellraiserBoxing]

I remember being at a boxing show (think it was Eubank v Watson 2) & Bradley was there. The MC gave Bradley a big up & the whole place booed and jeered shouting abuse at him. He was quality, too many people failed to spot his worth. RIP Jeremy Beasley.

[@samanthan3892]

Brilliant just brilliant, 3.20 cracked me up 😀👌

[@bermudarailway]

In the days when television was worth watching.

[@Lionboy2930]

Well said... instead of the crap we now get on a Saturday!!

[@2icelollys1goat]

I feel so old agreeing, but your statement is so right

[@stoolpigeon4285]

Yes, just the other channel though

[@Jeffybonbon]

indeed I agree

[@noelschemicaleffluence2328]

bermudarailway - The Last Leg has a bloke with gimp arms if you wanna laugh.

[@TheDemonGamerOfFleetStreet]

Comedy TV gold at its best. I would go back to the 80s in a heartbeat, more so because the rave scene was happening into the late 80s early 90s 😂

[@mistofoles]

John Leeson, the actor playing the Jag owner was also the voice of K-9 in Doctor Who.

[@Tinywars]

I am so glad I grew up watching quality tv like this.

[@Clara-ph7my]

I used to love watching this programme.

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

Brilliant dont made fantastic shows like this anymore 😂

[@cbm64rules]

If you raise around 100 million for charity I think you deserve more than just a mbe

[@neillp3827]

Savile got a knighthood and a get out of jail card for approx 30 mil

[@jas-xr3po]

Jez Beadle R. I. E. P. 80S England 💖💖💖😀😀😀 Best episode when the lady believed an alien crashed in her garden. Legendary!!!!

[@retr0naut823]

That wedge would be worth a packet now, less than 80 of them left on the roads.

[@parkerk6210]

I used to watch this as a child & had a great laugh

[@persilbran]

this is like a horror movie when someone hears something and says "I am going out on my own to take a look " and you think NO NO NO NO!!

[@roywinstanley9402]

Classic that Sharon ,i can actually remember that ,seems like yesterday.great viewing.its a pity they dont make shows like that any more. Kind regards.

[@mervyn.j.boliver7251]

Met Jeremy Beadle at a charity do some years ago he was great

[@BK-ck9jk]

Me too! He was surprisingly down to earth and VERY funny.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Jeremy Beadle was a British Institution. A wonderful entertainer, taken from us before he was 60. His humour was infectious. In today's standards he is an icon.

[@pauljohnson6019]

He got his karma, pushing people, to their limits, before they exploded, and nearly killed someone, or lost their mind, he got his karma in full dose, I hope they filmed it, and showed it to him, up in heaven!

[@michaelwhiles5282]

And yet his reputation amongst the industry was said to be terrible with few friends marking his passing and Thames pleased to see the back of him. Sad if true 😵

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@michaelwhiles5282 It may well have been, although I approached him in a department store in London many years ago and he was very amicable.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Who here would not go back to the Eighties if they could ? No time has been perfect, but what we have now weighs so heavily it's hard to breathe.

[@HymnfortheDudes]

@@spanishpeaches2930 Never, it's the 70s for me. Excellent music with great rock gods.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@HymnfortheDudes Fine, but as this video was about a programme from the 80s ....

[@HymnfortheDudes]

@@spanishpeaches2930 Oh ok. Love your name btw, ex pat?

[@Tommytucamoto]

Remember watching these when I was a kid, sat morning go to my nans Watch WWF on sky one buy the dandy and beano, go home play with mates on bikes making high ramps, watching sat night TV them my other nana would come round and we would match max headroom and then a peter cushion movie oh the good old days for me x

[@MultiStrickland]

Beadle turns up looking like Beadle in fancy dress and she don’t clock him until he takes off his shades.....?!! All very genuine though...

[@nm628679c]

Genuine my arse. Looking at the camera angles in the beginning, she would have to be blind to have not seen them filming!

[@MrDegsy69]

I think people were a bit dim back then. I do like the way Beadle ever so slyly conceals that withered hand though! 😂😂😂

[@bygoneera9521]

Simon Robson ur the clown, a stupid one at that, they clearly said it’s fake lmao sado

[@michaelmacluskie6089]

@@bygoneera9521 They clearly said that what was fake?...his hand maybe??

[@204driver]

Brilliant! So miss these times

[@timothysmith8300]

rip jeremy beadle good laugh in the day

[@JohnHonda101]

I would have been 18 or 19 when this aired and I can remember it, it was a great show and the lovely couple were indeed Game For A Laugh.

[@kymsheba]

classic, and she took it well, she is a good sport :)

[@chris-rfs]

The amazing thing is that no-one recognised Jeremy even though his disguises were terrible.😂😂

[@Wally-H]

As Sharon said in her message, these were genuine set-ups. They did my neighbour in Beadle's About and the lengths they went to to make it happen were unbelievable. They actually persuaded his boss to allow one of their team to join the firm undercover for a couple of days, so that they could assess if they thought his character was right for the show and the stunt they had lined up. meticulous planning went into everything they did. UPDATE: As some people don't believe me (why?) I will tell you a little more. My neighbour, who died some years ago, was a man called Owen Andrews. Some years before the programme was made, the local council made a compulsory purchase of part of his garden to build a groundsman's house for the adjacent recreation ground (that was the house we lived in as my dad was the groundsman). They decided to pretend the council were taking another section of his garden to create 'Gnomeland' - this was a carefully formulated idea because his family had told them he hated garden gnomes. They put giant concrete gnomes on his lawns and made out they were turning his garage into a toilet block. When he got home from work he bought it hook, line and sinker - he was effing and blinding, telling them to get out. He picked up two urinals the team had carefully placed in front of his garage and dumped them out on the alleyway. The garage actually had a hidden camera behind the doors (there were windows in the upper part) so they had to make sure he didn't go in there. In the end, Beadle appeared dressed as a gnome, on a pushbike. The funny thing was, Owen had never seen the programme and still didn't know who he was! It was his daughter who actually suggested him for the stitch-up. So there you go, if you think I'm capable of making all that up then perhaps I should start writing fiction for a living LOL.

[@andrewsmith2757]

Which episode was that?

[@jasonstreatham5809]

LIAR

[@Wally-H]

@@jasonstreatham5809 Er, no mate. What is your problem?

[@jasonstreatham5809]

@@Wally-H At least 5 different camera positions, perfect sound. Totaaly fake, sorry for you that you cannot see it.

[@Wally-H]

@@jasonstreatham5809 You see what you want to see mate

[@arrangrant4614]

Beadle legend his radio show on LBC was one of the best ever

[@richardprice7763]

Wouldn't they have spotted the ground level cameras?

[@MikeStarKaraokeUK]

This was such a good show and had great pranks. Just don't get TV like this now.

[@peterward3965]

The days you could walk the streets and have a laugh, unlike now you walk the streets with the fear of being stabbed.

[@stofferrussell]

What happened to the original lineup on Game For A Laugh? I remember Matthew Kelly, Henry Kelly and Sarah Kennedy used to present it with Jeremy Beadle, not the two you see at the end.

[@susanslater64]

Used to love this programme sooo funny wish they wud put some repeats on telly ha ha ha ha 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

Imagine doing the insurance paperwork on a mess like that.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

How time flies .this seems like yesterday to me

[@stephendines1936]

Early Saturday evening before going down the Pub.

[@liamosborn3124]

One of my Saturday favourites 😁

[@jamescullen6973]

Silly cow has her jumper on the wrong way round 😂😂😂

[@sharonwebb3857]

Silly boy James that was the fashion back then in 1986!!

[@heliczer]

@@sharonwebb3857 Sharon, can you contact me privately please. I posted this video and would like to talk to you about it

[@jamescullen6973]

Sharon I don’t fucking think so , you can see it’s back to front, you tit , ps definitely don’t get in touch with Stephen heliczer he is a sociopath ,

[@cvsdigital]

Exactly.@@sharonwebb3857

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

Why does stephen heliczer keep asking people to private message him??weird

[@ladyeowens3370]

Essex people are comedy gold. I really shouldn't be laughing at this as much as I am, but can't help myself.

[@sharonwebb3857]

I am actually from North London :)

[@lennonpolo]

@@sharonwebb3857 Tell him, Cheshunt isn't Essex!

[@chatsandlivetrades504]

LOL, That was the perfect prank!

[@MrFlyingguy]

love it.... pre internet bliss... but without it, we would'nt be watching this.... ha ha

[@HuggyMackay]

I miss the Beadle. We need a prankster :)

[@markyruss]

They would only sue for metal health issues now - can’t have a laugh ! Swapped by idiots with no personality’s !

[@MrMagsimus]

Lol u must have had a heart attack that day !! And great to see some 80s classic cars now, lovely jag xj6. Also why all the flack bout the red jumper I’m sure it’s not on backwards that’s just the 80s design😁

[@sharonwebb3857]

It was a bit stressful. I paid a lot of money for that mohair jumper!! :)

[@stoikes]

The good old days of tv. Pranks and laughs and when you watched a comedy show with sketches it had wit and intelligence. Now.... well, has anyone watched 'just for laughs' by the BBC? It is literally as funny as ebola.

[@trabali5168]

memories watching this with the family, (mother,father,sister,brother). Mother and father passed away, brother in dubai, sister in italy (hardly see them now). only memories left.

[@Jmf1190]

When television was worth a damn

[@allylou5151]

I use to love this as a kid found hilarious 😅😂

[@carbonsiliconnn]

That Cortina in that nick would be worth about 30k today

[@chrisbourne3669]

Not quite, £6k maybe

[@carbonsiliconnn]

@@chrisbourne3669 It's a Ghia

[@chrisduffy76]

Brings back good memories this programme does, you two did a great job too. How you never did your nut I will never know hahaha

[@hicksteriatv1239]

I have absolutely no doubt that, speaking as someone who grew up throughout the 1980s, this was good Saturday night entertainment at the time. But, it has to be remembered that this was the best part of 4 decades ago, and there have been two generations added to the population of GB since. So, basically, anyone born in the 1990s or 2000s will naturally have different views on what they found entertaining on Saturday night. It's just a matter of how old you are and what you remember watching in your time. I, personally, am glad things change... Because, if everything stayed the same, we wouldn't have half the nostalgia.

[@heliczer]

...First good comment for a while on this!

[@christea9582]

Obviously you think todays TV is just as entertaining? as it most definitely was back then. Sadly though, official TV viewing figures suggest the opposite.

[@hicksteriatv1239]

@@christea9582 There are still many programmes millions enjoy, but it's all in proportion to how many channels we have now. In 1985, there were only 4... in 2014, there are well over 100... Although I'm not a big fan myself, Big Brother is now in it's 25th year... that means they must be doing something right for the people who do enjoy it... and I, for one, am not going to back campaigns for programmes to be axed, just because not "everyone" enjoys them. There wouldn't be anything on at all if they did that!

[@paulcurtice6627]

I thought you did a great job of holding it together , well done x

[@PrinceZappa]

The original Punk'd.

[@tomlyons3846]

Hello Stephen, I am trying to figure where it was filmed, battersea?, camberwell?, the twenty story block of flats in the far back ground, built mid 1960's, at 5 minutes 44 seconds as beadle appears, that style apart from a very simularv style at rotherhithe, I saw the ones at camberwell go up when I was a kid, if you can shed light on the location, thank you in advance, tom, crystal palace.

The husband looks like Pablo Escobar

[@ianmangham4570]

Cousins once removed

[@jenniferdunstan5065]

Absolutely CLASSIC 😂

[@mirlandesherman80]

Sharon is pretty cool and beautiful!

[@Tube-Shots]

I love watching Jeremy Beadle pranks. Excellent video great to see liked and subscribed for more

[@gan9e]

My dad used to sing this to me to make me do things..."Watch out Beadles About... Watch out Beadlings Abou... ooooh you bedda waaasch owwww... beeedlings abouuuuuuu !" - He was mental my dad... used to chase me with a glove sticking out of his wrist-hole on his shirt... (wrist 'ole darlin?) whilst singing said tune.... oh pap... OOOOOOOOOH waaaasch ouuuuuuu Beadlings... tiny Beadlings... little baby Beadle claw... ooh no... I've shown my true colours now ? yes all-right... I am a handist... go on call me names... give me a label on Twitter oh yes... one small hand one big one... HANDIST B*STERD!

[@simonw4340]

I think your dad may have been the caretaker at my school

[@ciaran82359]

Met Jeremy once. Really nice, intelligent and fun guy. R.I.P

[@Jimbob-zv5zr]

Ahhh the innocent days when being really horrible to people and filming it and then everyone laughing at them had not gotten out of control :O

[@Sunshine-Light]

Classic comedy pure class.... they don’t make tv live this anymore

[@JohnSeymour-m9z]

OMG, can't believe that we laughed at this rubbish, that side the 80's were good times!

[@bighands69]

Rubbish? It was innocent fun. If one of your family members did something stupid today you would laugh at it. People are just too disconnected from human reality. 99% of television today is degenerate trash at best. Comedy is long gone. People used to laugh at these things because they were genuinely funny.

[@revol148]

+tinbird87 yeah amazing times the 1980's: miners strike, 3 million unemployed, the closing down of Britain's manufacturing base, almost a one party state , two major rail crashes, the Poll tax, the 1987 storm, the Zebrugge ferry disaster, Lockerbie, Hillsborough & the IRA on the rampage - you clearly were very young during that atrocious decade !

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

This must of been a later series of game for a laugh, as i seem to recall Mathew, Sarah and Henry were with Beadle when I watched it. I don't remember those two at end of the video but it was so long ago, that I can barely remember what I was doing at the time.

[@anotherway5846]

Huge knockers...

[@version736ha2]

Yes, she has smashing tits

[@jambodave72]

Brilliant show. Fwiw my ex would have got out of that space. 🤣

[@richardwilliams2853]

I used to work for LWT (London weekend television) as a sound engineer back in the 80's and I can confirm 100% these pranks were all staged and everybody was in on them even the so called victims, didn't you ever wonder why no one commented on the cameras men even the ones clearly following people around or the fact beadle needed a mic but the other didn't? They were all mic'd up before hand.. All totally fake I'm afraid but still fun to watch.

[@uktokers]

Interesting. I was always surprised the victims were never suspicious about the tents with the cameramen in. Should’ve known it was all fake. Still entertaining though as you say.

[@bighands69]

Richard Williams Some were staged like that one but many were also real. It was the more elaborate ones that got staged. Even Ali G every now and then was staged.

[@richardwilliams2853]

@@bighands69 I work on 51 of the 60 episodes including the later one's in 1985 with Martin Daniels and Rustie Lee and ALL were staged, I also worked every now and then on beadles about between 1986 and 1996 and once again everything was staged, I'm not saying it wasn't entertaining as it was and had huge ratings I'm just saying.. It was television land where nothing is what it seems, here's another one for you, I briefly worked with Michael Winslow (the black guy who makes the crazy noises with his voice in the police academy films) while he did a promotional tour in the uk in the 90's and guess what... All fake, its all effect pedals.. don't believe me? Watch any of his live stuff on KZbin and you'll see he's always stood or sat in front of something to hide the pedals but you can clearly see him moving his legs to switch pedals.

[@sharonwebb3857]

Not everyone I did not have a clue

[@SubjectRandom21]

I was only a kid back then but I imagine the work you did for LWT was interesting to say the least.